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Gang Green 3-20 With Justin Poulin

CSL Blog - Gang Green TV

Written by Kurt Erickson Thursday, 11 March 2010 16:02

The Gang Had good Friend Justin Poulin, from this Very site on the phone just after that dissapointing Milwaukee Boguts loss. No one was very enthusiastic about the team. Thankfuly we didnt have to talk about The memphis game as well. This Team is driving us crazy....

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Celtics Fans Come to Grief

CSL Blog - Kevin Henkin

Written by Kevin Henkin Thursday, 11 March 2010 14:10

I was a psychology major in college so I consider myself a pretty big expert when it comes to the science of the mind. Thus, I’ve come to offer you my couch as well as a full explanation of the Seven Stages of Grief that you’ve likely suffered as a Celtics fan. Read through the following stages as they’ve played out over the course of this strange and thus far disappointing season. You may recognize some, if not all of them. No, you’re not crazy. The fact that you’ve become this upset makes you saner than Anna Freud. Onto the stages…

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Peace, I'm out

CSL Blog - Jon Duke

Written by Jon Duke Thursday, 11 March 2010 00:32

Just a quick note here, but as a companion piece to Justin's tour de force a few weeks ago questioning the heart of this Celtics team following a loss to the SIX win New Jersey Nets, I too have reached a breaking point with the 2010 Boston Celtics. All that was good about the 2008 Celtics and made them one of the more enjoyable teams to watch in all of sports has transformed into a stanky, decaying mess of selfishness, confusion, and worst of all... ambivalence. Maybe there is a switch to be thrown the moment the endless 82 game regular season ends and the playoff start, but can anyone with a functioning cerebral cortex believe that this group could even find such a light switch? We are a good two weeks following Paul Pierce's return from injury and nearly a month since Kevin Garnett returned from his knee hyperextension/ruse/bruise, and yet the losses and inability to accomplish even the most basic of tasks on the court continue to grow. Ubuntu has been replaced with "UTurnoverTooMuch" and the vaunted Celtic defense now looks like the C's defense of 2007, only considerable less heart and significantly more talent. Arguably, the weak performance by this group of Celtics, injuries aside, ranks lower than the Patriots' own poor performance in 2009 and rivals the current choke job being put forward by last NHL season's top Eastern Conference team, TD Gardenmate - Boston Bruins.

The only thing, and I mean the ONLY thing, I am hanging my hat on at this time are comments Steve Bulpett made to us during our CSL Sunday show from two weeks ago where Bulpett intimated that Danny Ainge will not hesitate to make significant changes to this roster if the apathetic play going on at that time continued. Well, consider a 20 point home loss to the Grizzlies as Exhibit B.

I might not yet be ready to pull off the "shame on you" routine Justin laid out, but I am willing to publicly declare that I hate this team, the 2010 Boston Celtics. I look forward to hear Doc Rivers' excuse making in overdrive tomorrow morning on WEEI, but I've seen enough to know this isn't turning around this season. You can point to Rasheed. You can point to injuries. You can point to revolt from within the roster between the older and younger players. Yet, the fact remains this isn't turning around anytime soon, and making changes this summer will be incredibly difficult, despite the free flowing free agent market.

and even in the midst of all this crappy basketball, I'll take that any day over the next chump who tells me the number of days until Red Sox Opening Day. Sit on it Potsie.

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Gang Green Lombardigras!

CSL Blog - Gang Green TV

Written by Kurt Erickson Wednesday, 10 March 2010 16:28

Exactly one Month ago today Dave, D-Bag , Loretta (new to the Gang) and Myself did a show down in NOLA. The trip was booked to watch the C's and you know Drink, Eat and be Merry... and probably drink a little more. This may be evident if you listen to Jon and Justin on the CSL postgame show that night. While we were down there the Saints had their Super Bowl Parade, the Gang checked it and decided Boston does it better. Boston had 6 in 10 years, im just sayin. Dave let everyone in ear shot know that. The show was done the day of the Hornets game, but the post game reaction was never taped, refer to the CSL call again to see why. We know that all of this is old news, but we had to sober up, find the tapes, edit alot out and here you have it, number 2 in the Gang Green Vacation Series. Enjoy......

Gang Green Lombardigras NOLA 2010 from Gang Green on Vimeo.

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Les Links Vertes - 3/10

CSL Blog - Jeremy Gottlieb

Written by Jeremy Gottlieb Wednesday, 10 March 2010 13:00

Afternoon, folks. Hope you all are dealing with the Celtics modest, four-game win streak coming to an end last night in Milwaukee better than I (and not just because the streak should have been snapped on Sunday when the Cs where whooped for 44 minutes by the awful Wizards before Ray Allen rescued them from another humiliating, home defeat). Nope, despite a much better all-around effort than against Washington, last night's late collapse featured many of the glaring problems the Celts have had all season, for instance: dismal offensive execution with a lead down the stretch, Paul Pierce looking like he's gone from superstar to washed up in the span of a couple months, team-wide ignoring of the hottest player on offense at the moment (in this case Ray Allen, who took just three shots and made none of 'em), when it mattered most, Perk's continued regression (his inability to get a shot off without dribbling and pump-faking for 20 minutes, the fact that he can no longer rebound or defend as evidence by Bucks big man Andrew Bogut's monstrous 25-17 line and the continued fact that he still doesn't know how to properly set a pick and either can't or won't be taught how all reared their heads during Milwaukee's late comeback) and Big Baby's ongoing failure to develop from a knucklehead into a more mature player. The Celts will try to get back on track tonight against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies but whether they do or they don't, even though the wins are starting to come slightly more consistently than they did from Christmas til the All-Star break, there are still blazing red flags everywhere suggesting that this year's playoff appearance may well be a very short one. Anyway, let's cheer ourselves up a bit with a look at some links.

Starting as always on Comcast Sports Net New England, where A. Sherrod Blakely gives us a look at the impending matchup with the immensely improved Grizzlies. Celtics Green has more on the Grizz, who've been contending for a playoff spot in the crowded Western Conference all season, as well as their usual comments from the other side. Paul Flannery offers up a Fast Break on last night's loss over on Green Street, including a salute to Bogut, who has really blossomed into an excellent player for the probably playoff bound Bucks this year. On ESPN Boston, Chris Forsberg looks at potential playoff scenarios for the Cs and takes a deep breath over the prospect of a matchup with the Bucks.

At Celtics Blog, Greg Payne attempts to diagnose what the hell has happened to Perk and surmises that his (now not so recent) swoon can perhaps be tied to Kevin Garnett's health. North Station Sports rejoices in the move of Brian Scalabrine to the inactive list in order to make room for Michael Finley, while simultaneously bemoaning what it refers to as the Celtics' "season in hell." Hey guys, listen - it's been a rocky season and yeah, the Celts have underachieved in a big way, but no character? "The fans have been let down in the worst way?" The Celts are "making fools of themselves both on and off the court?" Really? Look, there are some very good, cogent points made here. But let's not get too carried away. The season is not over, there's no need to write anybody off yet. It's not likely, but a deep playoff run is still possible. The sky isn't necessarily falling.

Red's Army is now officially concerned but still manages to take a more even-keeled, pragmatic glance at what perspective should be taken on the season thus far. Celtics Town sees plenty of positives in last night's loss and also doles out some well-deserved praise on Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles for getting what he's gotten out of guys like Carlos Delfino, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and the immortal Ersan Ilyasova. And finally today, Hardwood Houdini cringes at the the thought of the relentlessly immature Big Baby soon to become a Big Daddy.

That's all for now, dear followers. Stay tuned for another round of Les Links sooner rather than later (I swear it will really be that way this time!!!). Until then, thanks for continuing to check us out!

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